Blender as a design tool for architecture

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Blender conference 2012 Matthieu Dupont de Dinechin / viralata
Introduction
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Though Blender can be very good at architectural visualisation
Introduction
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Though Blender can be very good at architectural visualisation
Introduction
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Though Blender can be very good at architectural visualisation
Introduction
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Though Blender can be very good at architectural visualisation
We will not speak about it today, sorry :-D
Presentation plan
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Blender as a design tool:
It's more about designing directly in 3D within Blender, than modeling designs that
have already been thought.
Part 1 : Technical Design
Part 2 : Concept or free-form design.
Part 1 : Technical design
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Tecnical design from scratch
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It's possible to design parts and
details:
Snapping tools,
Modiers (boolean, bevel, array)
The tools are too be learned and
well known, but their use is then
so fast that I prefer it for many
tasks to my architectural
software.
features vs usability, exibility and versatility
Technical design within a workow 1
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From the architectural drawings, exported
into Blender
Technical design within a workow 4
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The wooden structure is designed with Blender
Technical design within a workow 6
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The wooden structure is designed with Blender
Technical design within a workow 7
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And for the nal design, the rounded faades could'nt be done without Blender
Tricube 1
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Quick sketch design with Blender
Tricube 2
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Plans with BIM software
Tricube 3
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Wooden frame designed in Blender with imported BIM plans and imported 3D from carpenter
Tricube 4
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The house is now nished
Part 2 : Free-form design
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Exploring forms and spaces with the various tools of Blender
"Parametric" design 1
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Design a base structure that can then be duplicated and deformed by only one curve.
Editing the curve allow to test the forms and explore how the building can integrate
itself with its environment.
"Parametric" design 2
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"Parametric" design 3
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"Parametric" design 4
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Designing a pedestrian bridge 1
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I had the general concept: a suspended bridge made of "slices" of wooden panels.
I used the tools I already knew to achieve it, testing the forms and characteristics
through the whole designing phase.
Designing a pedestrian bridge 2
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A plan with an array along a curve allows to change the orientation of the slices
A set of boolean modiers and solidify modiers cut the slices from a mesh
Designing a pedestrian bridge 3
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The use of modiers allow to change at any time the design
Adaptive building
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The modifers allow to wrap the
structure and windows around
the oors.
Modifyng the oors make the
whole structure adapting itself.
Exploring new tools 1
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Playing around freely with new tools is necessary (and fun !):
It enpowers your toolbox for the next competitions.
It leads you to new ideas and designs.
Exploring new tools 2
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The initial form is fractured with cell fracture
then its deformed through softbody simulation ( la Gaudi)
Exploring new tools 3
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The skin modier changes it to a tubular structure
Exploring new tools 4
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The Cycles interactive rendering allows to really explore light and materials
Conclusion 1
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One needs to know the tools and practice it.
It's necessary to explore and try (when you have a tight deadline it's
too late for experimentation).
You must know what you are able to do
Conclusion 2
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But no need to have ten years of experience:
My students manage to got those very nice results after 4 days .
Thanks a lot